Can artificial intelligence accelerate fluid mechanics research?

D Drikakis, F Sofos - Fluids, 2023 - mdpi.com
The significant growth of artificial intelligence (AI) methods in machine learning (ML) and
deep learning (DL) has opened opportunities for fluid dynamics and its applications in …

Bridging Innovations of Phase Change Heat Transfer to Electrochemical Gas Evolution Reactions

L Zhang, R Iwata, Z Lu, X Wang, CD Díaz-Marín… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bubbles play a ubiquitous role in electrochemical gas evolution reactions. However, a
mechanistic understanding of how bubbles affect the energy efficiency of electrochemical …

Perspectives on superhydrophobic surface durability

MJ Hoque, J Ma, KF Rabbi, X Yan, BP Singh… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Superhydrophobicity is a remarkable adaptation observed in various natural surfaces, which
can potentially play a crucial role in the efficient functioning of numerous applications. The …

Unveiling the fundamentals of flow boiling heat transfer enhancement on structured surfaces

MJ Inanlu, V Ganesan, NV Upot, C Wang, Z Suo… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Micro-and nanostructured surfaces offer the potential to enhance two-phase heat transfer.
However, the mechanisms behind these enhancements are not well-understood due to …

[HTML][HTML] Ambient-mediated wetting on smooth surfaces

D Orejon, J Oh, DJ Preston, X Yan, S Sett… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
A consensus was built in the first half of the 20th century, which was further debated more
than 3 decades ago, that the wettability and condensation mechanisms on smooth solid …

Agglomerate Engineering to Boost PEM Water Electrolyzer Performance

C Zhao, S Yuan, X Cheng, S Shen… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Densely packed IrOx‐ionomer agglomerates play a crucial role in the high mass transport
resistance inside the anode catalyst layer (ACL), which in turn greatly affects the electrolysis …

Recent progress in films with nanoengineered surfaces via bubble-induced self-assembly for energy applications

B Chu, B Fu, R Wang, W Cheng, P Tao… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Films with nanoengineered surfaces have been extensively utilized in a variety of energy-
related applications such as water desalination, thermal management and solar steam …

Enhanced refrigerant flow boiling heat transfer in microstructured finned surfaces

NV Upot, A Bakhshi, KF Rabbi, F Lu, AM Jacobi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flow boiling is used in air-conditioning and refrigeration, thermal management of
electronics, distillation, chemical synthesis, desalination, power generation, and cryogenics …

The synergistic effect of micro/nanostructure length scale and fluid thermophysical properties on pool boiling heat transfer

LYX Lum, KC Leong, JY Ho - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
Facile surface micro/nanostructuring techniques for additively-manufactured (AM) aluminum
alloy (AlSi10Mg) have recently been developed. The structuring techniques are not only …

[HTML][HTML] Etching-enabled ultra-scalable micro and nanosculpturing of metal surfaces for enhanced thermal performance

NV Upot, K Fazle Rabbi, A Bakhshi… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Incorporation of micro-and nanostructures on metals can improve thermal performance in a
variety of applications. In this work, we demonstrate two independent highly scalable and …